Prayer is the Key
Comments (0) The key was left there for us. At least that is what I thought. But when Janet, the children and I arrived, the house was locked. We had traveled two hours at night to a place set aside for us to enjoy a couple of nights of rest and recreation. But the ice cream we had purchased locally was melting, and there was just no way for us to get in.
The caretaker in the house down the lane was gone, and all lights there were off. What were we to do? We decided to pray. I had learned to be as concrete and simple as possible when I prayed with young children. That year in Vacation Bible School we prayed for the rain to stop so we could go outside, and voilà! At the “amen”, it had stopped. So I led a prayer in our dark car that God would bring the key to us right NOW. It was risky, and it could have disturbing consequences if we didn’t get the answer we hoped for, but I figured God could handle all consequences that are a result of faith.
At the “amen” of the prayer, headlights came up the lane, and the caretaker came to open the door! As we ate the ice cream, Susannah said, “This is something I’ll never forget. I’m going to tell my grandchildren!”
What still strikes me about this incident was that we “prayed in” the key, and it has become a metaphor for my faith: that prayer is the key.
As we embark on this adventure in training our children in the supernatural, let us remember that all God expects of us is that we pray with faith – no matter how small – in a God who is great!
He loves us! Prayer is the key.
Christopher
The Rev. Christopher P. Leighton
Rector
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